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alternatives to daisy chaining negative wires....?
JustMichael:
I just use a pair of pliers for crimping. I'm cheap what can I say? ;D
dhansen:
Crimping shouldn't be such a nightmare. Just use 22 guage wire and the nice .087 quick connects and you should be good to go. I've built tons of control panels and haven't had any issues with iffy connections. Silly wiring mistakes, yes. Iffy connections, no...
Just my 2 cents
:)
Tailgunner:
--- Quote from: GroovyTuesdaY on February 18, 2004, 01:29:41 am ---
--- Quote from: eightbit on February 17, 2004, 09:54:36 pm ---Get a better crimper and you will never have another bad crimp.
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LOL, thats a bunch of crap lol. My crimper was 23.99 and was highly recommended over all the others by an actual electrician , so i do not think a better crimper will solve my troubles. Sorry eightbit, nice try though :)
groovY~
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Not entirely crap, buy yourself an automated crimping station, a reel of terminals, the proper die set for those terminals, and use the proper size wire for those terminals, and I'd guarantee you'll never have any more connection problems. ;)
For crimping with hand tools, the biggest thing will be practice. You've already seen that with cheap insulated terminals it's rather easy to crimp too hard and ruin the terminal. Knowing when to stop squeezing is something you'll learn with practice.
Here's a tip that'll help, strip more insulation off of the bare ends, fold the bare wire double, jam all the folded wires in the terminals, and crimp. The point is, terminals are sized to fit a range of wire sizes. The closer you are to the upper limit of that range, the better your chances of making a good connection.
If you can find them, uninsulated hi temperature terminals are a lot nicer to work with. They're made from plated steel, and you'd be hard pressed to overcrimp one.
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: dhansen on February 18, 2004, 08:39:39 am ---Crimping shouldn't be such a nightmare. Just use 22 guage wire and the nice .087 quick connects...
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You think that's going to be big enough? ;)
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